3567
Author
Cruz Da Silva, Estevam L.
Author
Carico, James E.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-11-29
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64
journal article
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Thaumasia peruana
new species
Figs 2
,
22
,
125–129
Type.
Male
holotype
from
Huanuco
,
Tingo Maria-Pucallpa
road,
Peru
[
09°12’S
,
78°49’W
],
elevation
6770m
,
02.IX.2007
,
W. Paredes
(
MUSM 5000074
).
Paratype
:
one male
, same data as holotype (
MCTP 33351
)
.
Etymology.
The specific name is a noun and refers to the
type
locality.
Diagnosis.
The males of
T. peruana
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 125
) resembles those of
T. diasi
sp. nov.
(
Fig. 115
) by the elongated apex of the median apophysis (
Fig. 125
), but can be distinguished by the undivided median apophysis and by the longer and slender apex of the retrolateral tibial apophysis (
Fig. 128
) and by the thin and acute apex of the ental branch of RTA (
Fig. 127
).
Description.
Male (
Holotype
,
Huanuco
,
Peru
, MUSM 5000074). Total length 15.57. Carapace 7.71 long, 6.91 wide, light brown with two whitish patches near the ocular region; fovea deeply marked. Clypeus light brown, 0.90 high. Anterior eye row straight, 1.50 wide (
Fig. 22
); posterior recurved, 2.63 wide. Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME 0.26, ALE 0.22, PME 0.38, PLE 0.40; AME-AME 0.26, AME-ALE 0.16, PME-PME 0.48, PME-PLE 0.58, OQA 0.80, OQP 1.20, OQH 0.86. Chelicerae dark brown, slightly divergent, with lateral patches of long whitish bristles (
Fig. 22
). Sternum light brown, with scattered setae; 3.45 long, 3.72 wide. Labium dark brown, light brown distally, 1.19 long, 1.33 wide. Legs light brown, with dark brown annuli on femora, relative length: I-IV-II-III, I—femur 15.96/ patella-tibia 22.34/ metatarsus 15.95/ tarsus 6.25/ total 60.50; II—15.02/ 19.01/ 14.63/ 6.11/ 54.77; III—12.63/ 15.29/ 11.17/ 4.55/ 43.64; IV—15.42/ 19.28/ 14.49/ 6.65/ 55.84. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-4; IV-4. Superior tarsal claw with eleven teeth and inferior with two teeth (
Fig. 129
). Abdomen 7.31 long, dark brown with an irregular light brown patch over cardiac area; dorsum with three pairs of sigillae. Venter light brown, with scattered setae. Palpus with an elongated median apophysis (
Figs 125, 128
) and with a long and slender ental branch of RTA with wide lamellar base (
Figs 126, 127
). Ectal branch of RTA with short and folded apex (
Fig. 127
).
Female.
Unknown.
Other material examined.
PERU
,
San Martin
:
Moyobamba
,
Soritor
,
Caserio Paitoja
[
06°21’S
,
77°04’W
],
elevation
1580m
,
31.VIII.2008
,
W. Paredes
&
C. Albujar
(
MUSM 505345
)
.
Distribution.
Peru
(
Huanuco
,
San Martin
) (
Fig. 2
).